Press Release

June 5, 2009

For Immediate Release

 

Humana lends support to Pets in Condos

 

Humana Inc. and Citizens for Pets in Condos, Inc. today announced a South Florida sponsorship agreement.  Humana is now a corporate sponsor of the South Florida-based, grassroots pet advocacy health organization. 

 

Citizens for Pets in Condos advocates the health benefits of having pets as companions for seniors and other South Floridians, supported by Humana and also noted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

For example, Humana recently featured the health benefits of companion pets on its Web site: “Paws and Take Notice” -www.humana.com/members/health/plan_professor/2_09_paws.asp.

Citizens for Pets in Condos has an exhaustive list of these benefits at www.petsincondos.org/benefits.html.

 

Maida Genser, president of Citizens for Pets in Condos, said, “We are pleased to get recognition for our efforts to increase the emotional health of seniors and others who live in condos and other types of association-run housing.  Not only do we help responsible pet owners and guardians keep their companion animals, but we also do our part to reduce the huge number of perfectly adoptable animals who die needlessly in shelters each day.”

 

"At Humana, we're dedicated to providing guidance to our members when they need it most, and in many cases, that can be when folks would benefit from the companionship and affection a pet can provide," said Humana Florida Senior Products CEO Michael Seltzer. "We certainly understand how companion animals can add greatly to our members' emotional health and we're pleased to support the work in South Florida of Citizens for Pets in Condos.”

 

Bruce Perkins, Humana’s senior vice president of Healthcare Delivery Systems and Clinical Processes, said, “We wish you and your organization much success.”

About Humana

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation’s largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 10.6 million medical members. Humana is a full-service benefits-solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplementary benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

Over its 48-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

Humana is Florida's largest Medicare health benefits company with nearly half a million members statewide, and is one of South Florida's leading health benefits employers with more than 350,000 commercial, Medicare and individual health plan members, and more than 2,000 associates based in South Florida.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company’s Web site at http://www.humana.com.

About Pets in Condos

Citizens FOR Pets in Condos www.petsincondos.org is a 501-c3 tax exempt private operating foundation dedicated to increasing acceptance of companion animals in condos and other types of association-run housing.  We educate the public about the health benefits of having animal companions and also advocate for responsible pet ownership/guardianship.  Our motto:  “creating a win-win situation for both people & pets.”

 

Contact:  Maida Waldner Genser  954 366.4555, info@petsincondos.org

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